Director, Shane
Blake Robison directed the world premiere of Shane at the Guthrie Theater and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park where he is the Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director. Cincinnati Playhouse (13 seasons): commissioned and directed the world premiere of Karen Zacarias’s hit comedy Native Gardens as well as Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace, John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany, Stephen King’s Misery, Shakespeare in Love, A Chorus Line, Peter and the Starcatcher, Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island, Abigail 1702, The Three Musketeers, 4000 Miles, and The Book Club Play. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Utah Shakespeare Festival, PlayMaker’s Rep, Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, National Shakespeare Company and Vermont Stage. International: Summer and Smoke at English Theatre Berlin, Macbeth in Salzburg and Avignon. Awards: Finalist for the 2019 Zelda Fichandler Award from the SDC Foundation honoring extraordinary work in the regional theatre. Training: Williams College, UNC-Chapel Hill, British American Drama Academy.